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The Story of Lightning and Thunder Hardback - 1993

by Ashley Bryan; Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)

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From Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan comes a vibrant picture book retelling of a West African myth.

A long time ago--a very long time ago--Thunder and Lightning didn't live in the sky. Uh-uh! They lived right in a village on the west coast of Alkebulan, called Africa today. Thunder was a mother sheep and impetuous Lightning was her son. How did they come to leave their home on Earth behind?

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  • Title The Story of Lightning and Thunder
  • Author Ashley Bryan; Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Number Line 1098
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1993-10-31
  • ISBN 9780689318368 / 0689318367
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.34 x 8.29 x 0.36 in (26.26 x 21.06 x 0.91 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 630
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92040509
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.260

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/15/1993, Page 144
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1993, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/18/1993, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/1993, Page 223

About the author

Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.
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